NautaDutilh advises major international and domestic clients on corporate employment matters and sensitive employment litigation. The practice is led by Maartje Govaert, who is an authority on whistleblower claims and also assists clients with works council issues, restructuring and reorganisations, pensions, discrimination issues and outsourcing. A further key contact is Daniël Kuiper, who focuses on corporate employment law issues, including advising clients on M&A, joint ventures, incentive plans and restructurings.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Annette van Beers: good knowledge and excellent skills to manage the matter in a satisfactory way.’
- ‘Hands-on and practical advice and assistance. Very satisfied with the delivered services.’
- ‘Maartje Goveart really outranks other lawyers in the employment area. She is approachable and very accurate.’
- ‘Legal skills and knowledge in this field. Highly professional team.'
- ‘Daniël Kuiper took the time to fully understand the situation, he was always responsive to my questions and quick to provide updates.’
- ‘NautaDutilh has a strong reputation for high-quality legal services. They have a client-centric approach and get things done quickly. Also they are very flexible.’
- ‘They are knowledgeable, responsive, practical, and easy to work with. I value their ability to give clear, actionable advice and to stay accessible, even under pressure.’
- ‘We highly value Daniël Kuiper's exceptional combination of legal expertise and commercial awareness. Daniël is very knowledgeable, with a pragmatic approach that ensures to receive solutions that are both technically sound and strategically effective.’
Key clients
- Achmea
- Bawag Group AG
- Boston Consulting Group
- Deloitte
- Lineage
- AFC Ajax
- Merus
- UTC/Carrier
- Petrobras
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
- Robert Bosch
- ROM InWest
- Yanmar
- Works council of easyJet
- Vereniging E-commerce Nederland
- RTL Nederland
- Ernst & Young Nederland LLP
- LyondellBasell
- Reckitt Benckiser
- Neste Netherlands
Work highlights
Advised Yanmar on its (intended) acquisition of professional football club Almere City FC from Kroonenberg Groep.
Advised LyondellBasell Industries on the permanent shutdown of its production unit at the Maasvlakte site.
Assisted Vereniging E-commerce Nederland with the appeal proceedings regarding the potential applicability of the collective labour agreement (CAO) for supermarket companies.
Practice head
Maartje Govaert
Other key lawyers
Daniël Kuiper; Annette van Beers